Cuban Santeria: The Way of the Saints
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2019
- Despite its many practitioners, Santeria is difficult to see first-hand - Santeria priestesses are often wary of foreigners. It was very unusual that they allowed a camera into this secret ceremony.
Most Cubans are Catholic. Many also believe in Santeria, a syncretic religion that was brought to Cuba with the slave trade. Santeria customs include sacred drumming, animal sacrifice, and trance-like state that is used for communicating with their ancestors and deities.
Santeria isn’t just a religion - it’s a reflection of the Cuban personality.
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“If done correctly…” can you imagine the spirit saying “I’m not coming. You didn’t play the song right.”
they need to smoke cigars and alcohol to make themselves vulnerable. notice the lady chain smoking her cigar.
@@dbasonic4728 She is the choosen one, therefore she mush smoke hard asf.
😂😂😂😂😂
I know this video was done for educational purposes, in the spirit of that I would like to share some information as this video contains several misnomers. Santeria is a classically a pejorative term denoting how Santeros and Santeras once hid their faith behind saints. The term Santeria is more synonymous with Lukumi and Olorisha (Yoruba based) faith in Cuba. The practice we are seeing in this video comes from Regla De Kongo: or more specifically one of the several branches of Palo. There is Mayombe, Brillumba, Monté, and Kimbisa. As a spiritual tradition in Cuba it actually predates Santeria.
To all my Abures of Lukumi and Ifa; Alafia, Benedicionés Y Kinkemaché Igboro. And to all my KiMpangui of Mayombe; Nsala Malekum y Nzambia Lo Acutaré.
I was just gonna say this is palo not ocha lol
Now you are the few people I have seen on UA-cam who knows about the other religions of Cuba besides Santeria and Palo Mayombe.
Theres also Santisimo in Puerto Rico etc. Theres a form of Santeria in Trinidad known as "Orisha" (some variation of Santeria).
@@Ladyhoneybun242 From my understanding in Santeria the babalowa never goes into trance. So I'm guessing must be Palo??
Santo
How do I learn S@nteria? What's the best way if I don't know anybody who practices it? How I get initiated?
The Santeria Catholic combo never made sense to me. Their core beliefs seem to contradict one another.
Here in Brazil we also have African based religions. Candomblé and Umbanda are the most popular, but there're also Terecô, Batuque, Xangô do Nordeste. I'm an Umbandist myself. Originally, we syncretized our Orixás with the catholic saint's, but nowadays the preference is increasingly to worship the Orixás without syncretism.
Hi Filipe! I'm Umbandis't too!
She has a sacrifice room but also hangs her laundry 😭 I LOVE HER
Lol
I'm Puerto Rican and come from a Protestant Christian family however my grandfather who passed before my parents got together practiced Santaria I don't know much about him other than the fact that he served in Korea was one of the only people who could operate large machinery in his town and he was a rolling stone also very abusive to my father so he doesn't like to talk much about him but I've heard stories of years after passing his spirit still appearing to my father and uncle in multiple ways but to me he's my only connect to my African side which is very dear to me this is why I want at least learn what it was all about with that being said Jesus Christ is my savior and I praise the One and Only God
If you’re protestant, you shouldn’t call yourself pueto rican
as a cuban it’s interesting to watch & learn more about my own culture & what their religion is !
What I find disrespectful how the way Cubans are acting nowadays day’s.
Not a Cuban religion.
@@dynamitescottwhite oh well, still fun too know about this stuff
@@noelwilliams2165 how are they acting nowadays..?
@@noelwilliams2165wdym?
Very interesting
my bisabuela practiced this. She is pureto rican. I'm looking into it to get a little closer to her since I didn't do good on that when it mattered
I wouldn't recommend it. I think you'll find more peace and love looking within the gospel and scriptures. Santaria can open doorways to the unknown.
@@AndresDX1 why do you say that?
@@nothisispatrick6332 it's demonic in nature go to chirst for true religion. Chirst saves the devil kills steals and destroyes
@@AndresDX1 I don't recommend it i come from a santeria family and it's not good it will have you dealing with possession and evil things of the sort if you really want a religion/relationship go to God,the Bible and accept Jesus as your savior. Ik I'm just some random dude on the internet but please go to christ it's never to late for anybody with breath in there lungs to change .
Don’t bother listening to these colonizers still doing the slave master’s work of taking us away from our ancestors with their alien religion. Go find your roots and seek closeness to your grandmother. You’ll be a much better person for it!
I ❤how the whole family helps out 💜🙏✝️
i’m cuban and i approve
What's the name of the background music in the beginning and end of this video? Please and godbless.
It's an original score created for the series. It doesn't have a name...
This type of possession is seen with some protestant faiths here in the US as well. I grow up in a Baptist church and watched my grandmother and other elders within the church get the Holy Ghost nearly every Sunday. Same concept.
It’s really not as there is a deeper, dark side to this religion. It is not at all like the customs of a Baptist church.
Yeah some of those spiritual baptists churches are into those. Even dancing with poisonous snakes and drinking strychnine.
American Christianity is so corrupted. Being filled with the holy spirit and being possessed by ancestral spirits are two different things. As a Caribbean national I can definitely assure you.
And if a Baptist church in the US is using snakes and drinking stuff like that my advice is to run as fast as you can away from that church.
It's like all other countries except the US know what's wrong about it . Geez. No wonder ppl hate Americans.
@@kayanwilliams9298 same thing christainity has been exposed....the man that promoted Pentecostal religion was a voodoo guy during the days of Charles Parham his name is William Seymour
@@thenigerianjew1698 wait what???? William Seymour.. I was raised Apostolic Pentecostal (3rd generation). It was a whole Pentecostal split at the turn of the century with Seymour's group. I would love to know more about this your statement though. I have said for years, Pentecostalism is as close to African spirituality than any other faith. Even though I do not identify as "Christian" there are some things that I hold closely to my belief system because they are more than real to me in my experience.
What’s depicted here is Palo Mayombe, though. Cubayende… the drawings in the ritual room… Palo.
Yes the patipembas
Are you initiated?
Repartition to our roots and cultures…❤
Salve São Lázaro! Atotô Obaluaiê! Salve As Almas do Cruzeiro! Laroiê Senhor Exu Caveira! Salve A Santeria! Saravá Umbanda!
Axé!
Gratidão!
Paz Profunda!
How do I get in contact with her?
My mother, being from Puerto Rico was both a devout catholic and a believer in the Santeria religion, so I know a lot about the religion, so I don't judge any who practices and believes in Santeria.
If you are of the yorubian tribe of ppl I approve this message. And to all the American born ppl who could be of these ppl you need to test your bloodline as well as do your heritage search. Yourbian ppl didn’t just got to Cuba or Puerto Rico or Brazilian they eventually ended up in the USA but you don’t know that because they hide who you are some of you are just like me black and descendants of African ppl that escaped or may have been captured eventually but made it to a Caribbean place along the way before the USA. From the black Cuban American family of the Coppingers and Kings. To be black and Cuban or Latino blood it’s aight
Bro I'm not black but my family practice this religion but we are cuban
I'm white and we practice this religion
How do I learn S@nteria? What's the best way if I don't know anybody who practices it? How I get initiated?
The issue is that DNA tests are inconclusive for us. Trust me, I’ve tried doing the physical research and blood tests. My history is lost. So I wonder if I’m welcome to join any African based spiritual practice without it being problematic..😅
Hi! I'm African-American and Cuban! I'm trying to learn more about my culture because I'm Cuban on my father's side and since he's not around, I don't know much. Santeria seems pretty cool!!
The background of Santeria is of Yoruban culture, that's in Nigeria , in Africa... Same with Voodoo and its roots
A few other countries in the region. Benin -Voodou mostly Fon and Dahomey.
@@SI-ln6tc Haiti's voodou is from Benin and some of the Congo.. it's Orisha based but not Yoruba
@@madamgigi Voudou is from Ewe Fon Dahomey not Congo. Although we do have a lot of Congo spirits too and they tend to be very dangerous
Yes but Santeria also has Catholic and taino Influence as well people forget that it’s a syncretic religion
How do I learn S@nteria? What's the best way if I don't know anybody who practices it? How I get initiated?
2:45 me at the club at 2am
LOLLLL this took me out, I love how lady on the right was looking at her
I was rooting for that lady! She was really getting her groove on, almost started dancing with her 🤣
Did she really say to clean your house with turtle water? +???
yes that is what she said.
They do this. My dad is really into this stuff and he even burns some herb in a little pot and blesses each room of the house every couple of months. Then he prepares some buckets of water with some grass and tree branches in it that we’re all supposed to bathe in to cleanse ourselves of whatever. When I was younger I’d do it. Now I’ll just go to the bathroom and dump it down the shower drain and pretend I did it for his peace of mind. It’s some hardcore shit lol
The turtles would be a good way to make sure there are no poisons in the water. Fish would probably serve the same purpose, but turtles live longer and don’t need to be replaced as often.
Awwww she soo nice lolol
Can someone help me? Is there any other Cubans out there who threw a bucket of water out the front door or off the porch, on New Years? Why does this happen?? I've always wondered since I was a kid.
Look up Yemaya goddess of the oceans new years water blessing, you will find the information you are looking for.
Love my culture 🇨🇺🍹
1:17. It is not "Mother of Carmen" but "María del Carmen" (a common name)
It was brought to cuba and it’s an AFRICAN RELIGION .
We know
Exactly, the videos I’ve seen make sure they mention this. 🌻
It’s a syncretized religion, so while elements are from Africa, it’s a product of Cuba
More or less,because it was change,according de process of slave and their condition referent their owners,so,it's more complex of that,it's the combination of two religions, Catholic and African of different side of Africa depending of slave where from,so,its more of that, the european people two because they were the colonization,actually if you going to see, it's Born in Cuba this religion of Palo monte and more thing including, because it has of all one letter , according de different mix of culture and more ,it's complex.. it's not to ease like you can appreciate to simple look it's more of that,and you goin to know something ,only if you is inside of religion and study the true history how stared every thing in Cuba from the colonization ontil to day.. hehehe.
Actually no it wasn’t brought to Cuba it was made and birthed in Cuba Santeria don’t exist in Yoruba land before slavery only Yoruba religion did Santeria is a syncretist religion it’s a fusion of Yoruba catholic and also has taino influence as well as you can see with the cigars and the goddes yemaya which she has lots of similarities to the taino goddess of fertility, over time many of the Yoruba slaves adopted many of the traditions from Catholics and mixed it with there’s so therefore it’s not entirely African just because it’s heavily influenced by Yoruba doesn’t mean it was invented in Africa it was in fact birthed and developed in Cuba moving on.
Turtle water = Salmonella!!
They're not "gods" 🙄 They're like angels, spirits of light that are representives of God to help humanity. In Yoruba Nigerian IFA which is the basis of Santeria, there is ONE God of creation Olodumare. The orishas are helpers of Olodumare not Gods🙄🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽
It is not just homegrown in Cuba. It was homegrown wherever enslaved people from Africa were taken, and there was an existing oppressive religion of Catholicism where they ended up.
Santeria? They also practicing Palo Mayombe. Cuballende is an mpungo
Started in Africa
The title says homegrown from Cub
Stop 🛑Lol
Kidding
Santa Tia is a dangerous practice
Homegrown?
In Cuba, Catholicism and Santeria are basically the same thing. Every saint has a Catholic saint equivalent
No, using animal blood for ritual acts is heresy according to the Catholic Church.
that's called religious syncretism, it was used because of colonization, slaves would worship catholic saint images not as christian saints but as yoruba orishas, example: Oxum would be Lady of the Immaculate Conception, to circumvent christian indoctrination and not be punished by colonizers, catholicism and candomblé (or santeria) are way different
Same in Brazil.
Well duh Santeria is a syncretist religion is a fusion between both Yoruba and Catholicism with some taino influence as well
@@trishinsei6394 yes and no I’m Cuban and in my opinion Santeria and Roman Catholicism are very similar there not the same but Santeria is a fusion of both that’s what makes it syncretist many Santeros believe in Jesus and overtime during slavery and such many of the yorubans in Cuba adopted many Catholic traditions many Cubans in Miami practice santeria and lots of them go the Catholic Churches to practice there rituals
Some party 🎉
3:09 Harry Belafonte
Universal church of life saint
Santeria saint
I donate millions to the church.
*Beyoncé* is Cuban right? I'm guessing that's why some people think she's a witch lol *Santeria is a Cuban culture that originates from Nigeria by the Yoruba people*
Beyonce is not cuban
High church of santeria usa
Don’t turtle water have salmonella in it !??
The REAL PorkSosa TV they probably immune lol
No lol!
They have salmonella lol Some idiot a while back was dared to eat a gecko and died of salmonella 2 days later
Trill Hippy uh huh
@@theephantommenace a gecko is not a turtle
Evie and brandon everything from Kathy Cheyenne etc.
Ill use turtle water if i can put bleach and soap in it too otherwise my house will smell like s***
THAT'S NOT TRUE DON'T BE IGNORANT.
@@eddieodom2361 I have a pet turtle, and that water stinks after a week or so. So yeah that is kind of accurate
@@eddieodom2361 I've had turtles and tortoises. They stink to high heaven.
The 7 most open religions are Santeria , Haitian Voodoo , Christianity , Dominican Voodoo ,
Paganism , Wicca , and Shintoism!
Think about it! And thank you for making and uploading this video and yeah I'm a white guy who practices Haitian Voodoo and I'm happy as shit
As a haitan, rethink the decision of haitan voodoo, it’s not what u think
very interesting. where did you get this list of open religions
How can you as a white man practice voodoo these are not your ancestors.
Your people enslaved the ancestors you want to invoke through voodoo .
Go sit down somewhere. 😂
@@Ruthannyyywhat do you mean
If I may ask but what type of magic revolves around Santeria like my religion, which is Haitian Voodoo, revolves around Dolls and Zombies?!
What's difference between S@nteria and Voodoo?
Su casa es antigua tendra como minimo 100 anos
My people perish from lack of knowledge and understanding!!! Jesus is King!!!
I see you lack knowledge
@@markdaytes1316Hosea 4:6
Bro😂😂
Shut up they not Europeans or Middle Easterners
Oh…honey 🫠
Ok but the turtle water can cause salmonella
Books on santeria
If you can read Spanish look for Los Negros Brujos by Fernando Ortiz. I don't know if there is a translation available.
Robert kenneth kraft
The head priestess doesn’t know how to pay the water bill?
Lots of places don't have piped water infrastructure...
soniasantamaariaa
Ashadu an la ilaha illa allah Ashadu Anna muhhamadan russulluh allah
Similar to voodoo 😌 gotta love cultures channeling their ancestors 🎉🚬🥃 cheers
Absolutely. A strong form of preserving culture and fighting their oppressors. Love it!
@@brandip77 YESS! what you said x10
🤣
Blacks & Afro-Latinos are the same people. AFRICANS are everywhere!!!!
No they not
And plus it's just common sense about both religions and both are completely misunderstood due to Christians being over pushy
Hija, para servirte comida del microondas saca el tazon de ahi y te sirves.
some people say Santeria is demonic but those who practice the African Nigerian based faith associated don't see it that way. it has so many similarities with Catholicism and Christianity I think it would be wrong to say its demonic. I think it can just be another expression to God.
Stuffs legit too, not joke seen some wild stuff. One of my family members was accidentally cursed by someone and had to go to them when the hospital couldn't do anything. Cured that night after a whole year of suffering.
@@dbzcupcake plz respond can we talk
Wow that cool in Kenya where I’m from it kinda similar to that ppl follow Christianity but some still go to a mganga(witchdoctor) to ward of stuff or to curse others but it takes a turn bc they usually give a sacrifice without knowing and you might end up permanently connected to the witchdoctor who you went to
@@dbzcupcake oh yeah I see stuff like that a lot in Kenya but they usually don’t go back to whoever casted the spell on them they go to specific old churches that most ppl don’t know of where they can get some help and get prayed over
They get confused with satanism and voodoo alot.
Mamita
Español and Españilla
it is just another form of demonic sacrifice for demonic worship.
if you want curse from demons, and destroy the coming generations, this is one of the ways. But there are consequences in the end, and to be with these demons in hell for eternity.
it is simply creating a covenant with demons, it speaks of desiring to be with them for eternity.
Maybe they should pray to the only living God! The Alpha Omega Jesus!
With all due respect , this is the stuff that strayed me from Christianity. I met my boss back in 19 and his approach to things was rather comforting. He was a devoted hristian but respected other peoples beliefs. I pray to a god but probably not the one most Christians know. Still, anything that brings purpose, I respect.
@@JesusGarcia-en3pjThe only true God is Yahweh who became flesh in the form of Jesus Christ. There are other gods but they’re jinns/devil.
You can only have a relationship with Christ by being obedient to his rules, praying and he’ll reveal himself to you. All praises to Yahweh the living GOD
How about respecting other beliefs and to stop proselytizing?
And still takes her Western medicine ain't she supposed to be a pharmacist or a druggist
It's called religious syncretism you learn about this concept in Theology 101 yet reactionaries dye their hair blonde and paint their eyes blue pretending to be European.
Is santeria witchcraft? Just curious
From what I understand it’s completely opposite , witchcraft is evil Santeria has some light in it
@@thegootee that is not true witchcraft is just a label given to people who practice an old religion that has ties to the mother goddess. It’s all hype from religions that came later
yes it is don’t be fooled
It's voodoo
Is is about worshipping and getting possessed by demons disguised as "saints". True saints will never ask you to perform rituals to them or to offer them sacrifices. The saints of God are saints because their only goal in life was to worship God and they offered their life to God. True saints will tell you to give your life to God, they pray for us to God to have mercy on our souls and to answer our prayers if they are in line with His will. When it is your will which is served, then it is not of God. It is deception and this path will only bring brokenness, sorrow and ultimately death if followed deep enough. In the end it is just another form of paganism designed to worship creation instead of The Creator. When you reach the most desperate moment in life, or when you fall in your deepest pit, remember that God can forgive you and he can save you if you cry out his name and turn to him. And also remember that no matter how good life is now, there will be a moment a hopelessness and despair in everyone's life as death comes, and in that moment God is the only one you can turn to for help. God blesss!
still don’t understand this, just like Scientology.
They call on the jinn. Truly mankind is astray.
The jinn were created from fire. They see us, while we don't see them. This is where lucifer ibliss comes from. Ibliss was never an angel. The angels were created from light and they never disobey our Creator.
Ibliss/ lucifer vowed to lead mankind astray until the end of time. Many worship him and many of the jinn.
The jin can turn into any shape. There are those that fly. They r the ones the witch drs and psychics use. People think they r the ghosts. These r jinn that possess mankind.
You CANNOT be a “staunch Catholic” and a high Santeria priestess. Jesus said you cannot serve two masters. It doesn’t work like that.
You don’t know much about slave history it seems. African slaves were not allowed to practice their original religion so they had to disguise & combine their religious beliefs with Christianity in order to continue the practice. Very tone deaf of you
Whomp whomp too bad so sad grow a pair
You white you wouldn’t understand that’s why your ancestors tried to hard to get us to stop our practices go ask god for forgiveness for your ancestors enslaving innocent ppl who were minding their own lives
We should pray for these people they are being used by these demonic entity's
You cannot claim to be Catholic and practice Santeria. That is completely false!!! Santeria goes against what Christianity and the Catholic faith teaches. For true Catholics, this practice is considered demonic. The devil will always try to deceive. Lord have mercy on these people.
Latin voodoo
Last time I checked
The point of Santeria is Enlightenment and the point of Voodoo is Divinity!
I know what I'm talking about as a white American Voodooist because this year is the 2 year anniversary of when I became one
1:21 ''Hilda is a staunch catholic and a high santería priestess'' nope, you cannot serve God and the devil, she is a high santería priestess disguised as a staunch catholic
What a joke 🤣
🙄🙄🙄…
They always make the Catholic Church look bad doing shit like this.
That’s why every other religion hates Catholics
Witchcraft.
Yup
Yeah this is upsetting
Actually it’s their own form of spiritualism and witchcraft isn’t bad, don’t be ignorant
@@lilalovesyeshua5191 Be more upset plz
Hope they all find the truth and the real way, Jesus Christ. ✝️
Just cause you believe in Jesus doesn’t mean other religions/practices are “incorrect”
Lmfaoooo 😂😂😂😂
Yasmin Torres 🤣 they are literally possessed , like what
Ayo, Cuban here, majority of my family is Santero so I can say that without an absolute doubt that Santeros believe in & worship Jesus. Santeria is just a mix of Catholicism & West African religion. My cousin is baptized & hes a Babalawo (a high priest). Catholics worship Jesus & the Holy Saints, same idea here.
Over 3,000 religions and Christianity thinks they're the only way because it says so in the book because the book says so it's got to be true? LOL they're other books that claim they're the only way Christians would go ape s*** if someone tried converting them yet they do it to everyone they see if that's not hypocrisy I don't know what is?
This is demonic in nature ,queen of heaven n Saint devil..unholy if you're a believer in Christ Jesus.
Spreading salmonella all over your house.
I advice it... 😂LMFAO
That's not what causes salmonella 😂your stupid fr
Santeria is a form of witchcraft
no, its not
@@michaelangeloreyes910 yea it is 🤣
From a Western perspective I guess.
@@loscastaneda3766 please explain to me why you think that? And please if youre going to answer dont come with the "im christian bs"
Witchcraft is witchcraft What she's doing is Voodoo black magic not witchcraft
it's no possession. it's acting and pretending. like crystal ball mediums. people are expecting, so she's providing.
Said by the man who clearly knows nothing of spiritual beliefs of black people within our diaspora...
@@Dominini you k ow Santeria isn’t entirely black ? Lmao I’m cuban and many white Cubans participate in this religion and end up becoming priests and respected members in Cuba its ignorant to say is a black religion when Santeria doesn’t see color
Nice lady but desperately confused.. she would be complete w Christ
Did you not hear them say she is a catholic?
people who practice Santeria are saved. Santeria is an offspring of Catholicism. they are catholic. they believe in god father son and holy spirit. they accept Jesus as their savior. they are Christians and claim to be weather main stream accepts them or not. who are you to say she's not saved because she worships God differently than you?
@@123terricam Do you know why they accept those terms?
Because those terms are even wrong. Anyone who decides a partner to the one God is confused. So, the wrongdoers support the wrongdoers. That’s an equation.
Witchcraft and magicians have contact with bad Jinns and Satans, so the only purpose of Satans is to confuse people and to get them away from the right path and paradise.
@@123terricam there is one God, you get saved through works. Bad works are for example witchcraft. These people are practicing witchcraft, this is pagan. I was an ex witch, if I still did this my salvation would be no existent. Find yeshua, he's waiting :)
@@lilalovesyeshua5191 It's not the same ..
whats ol girl ig? 3:53
Santeria is not cuba homegrown religion .